My Everyday Runway

can you remember the last time you went without your phone? not just an hour or two during church,  a family meal, or doing homework. have you ever just left your phone in a drawer on airplane mode for a day? a week? a month? let me tell you, the longer you leave it the less you want it back. i'm the first to admit that putting your phone away can be really hard at first. i used to hate leaving my phone at home for the day because I was scared I would miss important texts or just not be able to respond to people quickly. i now think it's freeing to leave it behind, and people don't care how long it takes you to respond (or at least they shouldn't).  two weeks ago i tried this out. i left my phone at home for the week for my family's vacation to michigan. it was hands down the best week of my summer.  here's what i learned: 1) the first night was hard! i'm kind of embarrassed to admit this but i did feel a brief moment of regret the first nigh...

 Believe me when I say that the best things in life are not tangible. That doesn't, however, take away from the thrill you get when you find the perfect new pair of shoes or sparkly pen for the upcoming school year.  Recently, I have either bought or been gifted some pretty cool things that I think are worth talking about on here. Hopefully you can take something away from this. Enjoy! My mom just ordered a pair of Tretorn shoes for herself and told me she loved wearing them back when she was in high school. I loved them so much that I made it the number one item on my birthday wish list! Luckily my wish was granted and now I have my own pair in a different style! I love  these shoes  and would definitely recommend them. (yay for sparkly laces!) I also got these shoes  for the upcoming school year and I am so excited to have a comfy casual shoe I can wear everyday. I probably wouldn't have picked these out just seeing the pictures online, but I picked...